单词 | rifle |
释义 | ri·fle 2 ![]() v. ri·fled, ri·fling, ri·fles v. tr. 1. To search (an area or container, for example) thoroughly, especially using the hands with the intent to steal or remove something: rifled the desk, looking for the keys. 2. To rob or search with the intent to rob: rifled the travelers of their belongings. 3. To steal (goods). v. intr. To search vigorously: rifling through my drawers to find matching socks. [Middle English riflen, to plunder, from Middle French rifler, from Old French rifler, to scratch, brush up against, from Old High German riffilōn, to scrape, scratch; akin to Old Norse rīfa, to rive.] rifler n. |
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